Chiltern Railways in the UK announced a new mobile application to aid in the process of ticketing. This new application, which is available for smart phones, enables people to get rid of paper tickets and simply show up to catch the train carrying their phones. Chiltern reports the new application is compatible with iOS devices, […]

Trusteer security says that malware is effecting all types of companies, even if the business does not conduct financial transactions over the Internet. Richard Moffitt, an engineer with Trusteer Security, he has helped keep people aware and tried to safeguard them from potential phishing and malware attacks on their business, according to a report on […]

Goofing off at work has led to a huge security threat. Palo Alto Networks has released figures that points to a 500% increase in social networking behind the firewall, which could possibly lead to network vulnerabilities. Most social sites use SSL encryption technology which just so happens to be invisible behind most firewalls. IT administrators […]

The Samsung Galaxy S2, which follows up on the success of the original Galaxy phone series, will launch in the United Kingdom with NFC capability in tow. Previous reports pegged the new smart phone to ship without NFC capability, however, a new now confirmed release from Samsung affirms the wireless protocol will indeed be included. […]

Verizon and SAP announced a partnership that will enable new cloud computing management. Verizon’s Managed Mobility portfolio includes new security features and access to information in the cloud. This information can now be accessed through mobile products like Android and iOS tablets and smart phones, according to SearchTelecom.com Verizon and SAP will now both sell […]

Nexus S owners attending Google I/O can trial a new Foursquare check-in system at the conference. Simply walk up and tap on the check in NFC badge, and a users has been checked in at the location. Google and Foursquare have been working together to make this technology a reality and Foursquare will use NFC, […]

The use of near field communication along with RFID tags on products could make waiting in long shopping lines a thing of the past. Checkout could be a cinch with a NFC-based smart phone. Customers walk up to the NFC reader or check out device, have the RFID tags on the pruchased items read and […]

A new communications protocal for wireless devices could speed up the tranfer of information. TransferJet is activated by holding the two devices a few centimeters from each other and utilizes the speed of Ultra Wide Band and could ease use of NFC . The big pull here is how fast data is transferred. In tests, […]

WatchGuard announced a new firewall today, the XTM2050. Features of this new product are line speed protection, multi-gigabit packet filtering, drag and drop VPN and SSL and IPSec VPN support. Firewall features and specifications include: 20 Gbps firewall, and up to 10Gbps full content inspection High port density with 16 1GB copper ports and 2 […]

RIM has come clean with details on how it intends to manage both BlackBerry, and other smart phone platforms in one tool. The BlackBerry Enterprise solution aims to make it easy for businesses to secure mobile devices. One of the key benefits to this new platform is Android and iOS devices can now be securely […]